A Walton Easter (1997) (TV)

Director:

Bill Corcoran

Writers (WGA):

Earl Hamner Jr. (characters)
Julie Sayres (written by)

Release Date:

30 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Sixth Waltons reunion movie is set in 1969 featuring John-Boy as the TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new book...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | TV Series Reunion | Character Name In Title

Cast

Richard Thomas	...	John-Boy Walton
Ralph Waite	...	John Walton
Michael Learned	...	Olivia Walton
Jon Walmsley	...	Jason Walton
Judy Norton-Taylor	...	Mary Ellen Walton (as Judy Norton)
Mary Beth McDonough	...	Erin Walton Northridge (as Mary McDonough)
Eric Scott	...	Ben Walton
David W. Harper	...	Jim-Bob Walton (as David Harper)
Kami Cotler	...	Elizabeth Walton
Sydney Walsh	...	Aurora Jameson
Kate McNeil	...	Janet Gilchrist Walton
Ellen Corby	...	Grandma Walton
Tony Becker	...	Drew
Peter Crombie	...	Calvin Weeks
Zack Eginton	...	Jimmy Weeks

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Dijon Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Eagle Point Production

Goofs:

Anachronisms: John Boy comments on TV about the first moon landing during Easter of 1969. However, the moon landing happened a few months later, in July.

Quotes:

Jeannie: Oh no thanks, I've got to get to the dress shop before it closes. I'm going into Charlottesville, my boyfriends taking me to the theatre then out to dinner.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Waltons" (1972)

Time warp

For some reason, creator Hamner has no problem ignoring true-time. The original series was so well produced, acted and directed, with a serious consideration of the time period. To start randomly selecting years for reunion movies, regardless of the logical age of the characters, is quite distracting. In 1969, these people would actually have been ten years older than they are portrayed. The old series was very consistent in its realism, although they did indeed drag it on two years too. John Boy had several interesting girlfriends in the series, so it's hard to figure out why they chose Kate McNeil to play his wife in the reunion films. Her personality is unlike any of his previous romantic interests, and she is not the type of person that John-Boy has ever cared for.